What Are Education Records?

Under FERPA, student education records must be handled in a secure and confidential manner.

These education records are defined as information that directly relates to a student and are maintained by an institution. These records can be in any media form, such as handwritten notes, typed, microfilm, microfiche, or electronic format.

Key Points:

Education records are those records directly related to an individual student and are maintained by an institution.

Records can be in any media form such as:
-Handwritten
-Print
-Type
-Film
-Electronic
-Microfiche